50-something Fielding Bent is adrift, torn by colliding passions. In the course of a day, he is caught in the sphere of three women, each of whom has a different claim on his past and his future, his soul and imagination. A fateful decision hovers over them.

When Stan Kucharski, a recluse with nothing to live for, learns about his estranged brother's death from Frank, a nephew he never knew he had, Stan must confront the conflict between a brother he thought had forgotten about him and a dying wish for Stan to write his brother's eulogy.

During an afternoon at the beach, an elderly couple transports back to their childhood through the help of a playground pirate ship. When their adult children come to collect them, the cyclical nature of life is exposed.

On her bed in a run-down rest home, Dotty is desperate to send a text message to her daughter. When her morning cup of tea arrives, Dotty manages to rope someone else into her long battle with technology.